Seat-cover.



Patmed bec. 4, |900.

No. 663,279'. 1 .A. B 1J0NEs.

SEAT cuves..

(Application led Jan. 4, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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ARTHUR BENGMAN JONES, OF LINCOLN, MASSACHUSETTS.

SEAT-COVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 663,279, dated December 4, 1900.

Application filed January 4, 1900. Serial No. 346. (No model.)

Be it known that I, ARTHUR BENGMAN JONES, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Lincoln, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Seat-Cover, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved seat-cover which is simple and durable in construction, more especially designed for use on single seats-such as are employed on mowers, reapers, and other agricultural machines and vehicles-and' arranged to permit of convenient attachment to a seat and to be quickly folded or extended, as desired by the operator.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A praoticalembodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding part-s in all the views.

Figure l is a sectional side elevation of the improvement on the line l l in Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a front view of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of the same folded up, and Fig. 4. is a sectional plan View of the same on the line 4 4 in Fig. l.

The improved seat-cover consists, essentially, of a frame A, adapted to be secured to a seat B and arranged to support at its upper end a top O. The frame A is provided with a standard D, mounted to slide vertically in a bearing E, formed or secured on a base E, preferably made segmental and provided at its inner face with a lining E2 of leather, rubber, or other suitable material, tting the outside curvature of the back of the seat B, as is plainly indicated in the drawings. Hookbolts E3 extend from the base E to engage the seat and securely fasten the base in place on the seat, as is plainly shown in the drawings. The baseE is also provided with upwardly-extending braces E4, carrying at their junction a clamping-bolt E5, extending through a vertically-disposed slot D', formed in the standard D to permit of moving the standard D up or down in its bearing E' and to securely fasten the standard in position by the clamping-bolt E5 after the desired adjustment has been made. The bolt E5 is preferably provided with a handled nut, as plainly shown in the drawings.

On the upper end of the standard D is bolted or otherwise secured a U-shaped arm F, also connected b v braces F' with the standard D, and from said braces F extend downwardly-adjustable straps Gr, connected with the seat B at the sides thereof, so as to assist in securely holding the standard in position on the seat B and at the same time forming a back for the operator to lean against when occupying the seat B. Itis understood that the straps G are lengthened or shortened according to the up or down adjustment of the standard D.

In the forward ends of the arm F are held pivots H in the form of clampingbolts, on which are fulcrumed the side arms Il of the Inain bow I for the top O, said bow I extending rearwardly at an obtuse angle from the side arms I', as is plainly shown in Fig. l. On the side arms I are formed forwardlyextending branch arms I2, on which are fulcrumed the ends of the front auxiliary bow J, and on the upper ends of the side arms I' are fulcrumed the ends of the next auxiliary bow K, intermediate the bows J and I and arranged to stand in a vertical plane when the top is extended, as is plainlyindicated in Fig. 1. On the side arms I are also formed the rearwardly-eiltending branch arms I3, on which are fulcrumed the ends of the rear or bottom bow L, and on the bows J and L are secured projections J L', respectively connected with each other by the usual knucklebraces O for holdingthe top C in an extended open position, as plainly indicated in Figs. l and 2, the brace when closed permitting of swinging the several auxiliary bows toward the main bow I when it is desired to fold the top, as indicated in Fig. 3. When this is to be done,the clamping-bolts forming the pivots H are loosened to allow the main bow I to swing rearwardly, as shown in Fig. 3, so that the entire top is swung rearward and downward intoa folded position, as shown in the said Fig. 3.

Over the several bows J, K, I, and L extends a covering N of anysuitable fabric IOO material, having at its sides straps N' for connection with loops on the arms I for holding the covering in place, the sides of the covering being also preferably slitted in a vertical direction, as at N2, and having a lacing N3 for connecting the sides of ihe slit with each other to permit of drawing the covering as tight as desired over the several bows J, K, I, and L.

The clamping-bolts for the pivots H are not sufficient to hold the top C rigidly when extended, and in order to accomplish the desired result I employ a coil-spring P,secured to the standard D near the upper end thereof and connected with the rear bow L at the middle thereof, so that the top C is yieldingly mounted-that is, it can rock slightly on its pivots H, with the spring P as a rest for the rear end of the top. When the top is swung into a folded position, the end of the coilspring P attached to the rear bow L, is carried below the point of attachment of the other end of the spring to the standard, and in this position the spring has a tendency to keep the top folded. The several bows J, K, I, and L are flexibly connected with each other at their middle by a strap Q, connected at its ends by buckles Q Q2 with the bows J and L, respectively.

The construction above described permits of readily attaching the frame A to the seat B and allows of raising the standard D, and with it thetop C, to bring the latter into the desired position relatively to the operator seated on the seatB. The arrangement also permits of conveniently extending or folding the top C and when folded and lowered with the standard D, as shown in Fig. 3, allows perfect freedom to the operator seated on the seat B, as the covering N, with the middle portions of the several bows, folds at the rear of the standard, and consequently is not in the way of the operator.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A seat-cover, comprising a frame, a top pivoted at its sides to the upper end of said frame, and a coil-spring at! ached at one end to the rear of the top at or near the middle thereof, the other end of said spring being attached to the frame to form aseat for the top to yieldingly hold it in an extended position, as set forth.

2. A seat-cover, comprising a standard carryinga bow-shaped frame at its upper end, a top hinged at its sides t0 the ends of the bowshaped frame, and a coil-spring connecting the rear of the top to the standard near the upper end thereof, for the purpose set forth.

A seat-cover frame for supporting a top, comprising a curved base having hook-bolts whereby it may be fastened to a seat and also form ed with a vertically-disposed bearing u pwardly-extending braces secured to said base and having a clamping-bolt at their junction, and a slotted standard receiving the clamping-bolt in its slot and fitted in the hearing of the base, a frame for the top secured to the upper end of the standard, and having braces connecting it therewith, and adjustable straps arranged to connect the upper end of the standard with the seat, as shown and described.

4. A seat-cover framefor supporting a top, comprising a base adapted to be fastened to the seat, and having a bearing and braces, a standard mounted to slide in said bearing and adapted to be fastened to said braces, a U- shaped arm extending at an angle to the standard and secured to the upper end thereof, to carry pivots for the cover-top, and adjustable straps for connecting the upper ends of said frame with the seat to.which the base is to be. fastened, substantially as shown and described.

5. A seat-cover, comprisinga standard having a supporting-arm at its upper end, a main bow hinged at its side arms on said supporting-arm, auxiliary bows pivoted to the main bow near the fulcrurn end thereof, a knucklebrace for connecting the forward and rear auxiliary bows with each other, and a coilspring connecting the rear auxiliary bow with the standard, substantially asshown and described.

6. Aseat-cover, comprisingastandard having a supporting-arm at its upper end, a main bow hinged at its side arms on said supporting-arm, auxiliary bows pivoted to the main bow near the fulcrum end thereof, a knucklebrace for connecting the forward and rear auxiliary bows with each other, and a coilspring connecting the upper end of said standard with the rear bow at the middle thereof, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ARTHUR BENGMAN JONES. Witnesses:

STEPHEN H. BLODGETT, MARsHALLl-I. JONES. 

